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Why you should spring clean your bookshelf this Trinity

In the Northern Hemisphere, astronomers mark the beginning of spring on the date of the spring equinox. This year, it falls on the 20th of March. For Oxonians, spring...

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Does ‘Euphoria’ no longer speak to our generation?

Should I have been watching Euphoria’s first season as an innocent, bright-eyed 14-year-old? Probably...

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Bridging Communities: Vocatio:Responsio’s Liverpool Tour

Vocatio:Responsio, meaning Call:Response in Latin, is an early music ensemble founded and directed by...

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‘Comedy is very deceptive’: Seán Carey on ‘Operation Mincemeat’

As a history student, you occasionally come across stories so strange they feel almost fictional. Operation Mincemeat is one of them.

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Izzy Smith gives four and a half stars to the spin-off of a well-loved classic

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Natalia Bus feels the weight of D.I.D's long-awaited second album

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There is something irresistibly lovable about Emily Maguire’s voice – it seems to swell silence the world around it, putting everything out of focus...

Katherine Mansfield: The implosion of femininity

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Amy Booth deconstructs media ideals of beauty with a personal reflection on appearance and empowerment

Review: In the Republic of Happiness

James Lamming enjoys a sometimes stilted production of a difficult play

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Ben Ray finds surprises in well-renowned folk musician Kate Rusby's new album Life in a Paper Boat

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Jeevan Ravindran relishes the brutal comedy of ATG's production of The Pillowman

Review: Much Ado About Nothing

Nina Crisp is enamoured by this sellout adaptation of Shakespeare's classic comedy at the Pilch

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Amaris Proctor looks forward to seeing this darkly playful production

Fiction: Watch the sky burning

Sophie Burdge reveals the stark reality of abuse through the disturbed mindset of the abuser

Interview: Virago Press

Ellen Peirson-Hagger delves into Virago Press’ history in conversation with Sarah Savitt and Donna Coonan

Perspectives on Gender

As part of our women's issue guest-edited by Christina Lamb, we asked Oxford women to write about their experience of gender in the University. Here are their responses.

Christina Lamb on women’s writing and journalism

Christina Lamb on her 30-year fight against male domination in journalism and the women who have shaped her life and career

Iris Murdoch’s Oxford Life

Benn Sheridan reflects on Iris Murdoch's life and work in the final instalment of Through the Looking Glass

Love in a Renault Clio

Susannah Goldsbrough outlines Nancy Mitford’s tragic wit

A pioneer erased: Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Alice Townson argues that the innovative rock and roll talent should be discussed as unique in her own right

OxFolk Reviews: ‘Vortex’

Ben Ray reviews Methera's new album 'Vortex', and is swept away by their live Corpus performance

Review: Jealous of Herself

Bessie Yuill is impressed and entertained by the accomplished acting and original music of this thought-provoking comedy

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Culture

Why you should spring clean your bookshelf this Trinity

Does ‘Euphoria’ no longer speak to our generation?

Bridging Communities: Vocatio:Responsio’s Liverpool Tour

‘Comedy is very deceptive’: Seán Carey on ‘Operation Mincemeat’

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